deeply
590
1.8
- adverb
- /ˈdiːpli/
:
profundamente
- She was deeply moved by the kindness of strangers during her difficult times.
- deeply ingrained
- deeply rooted
- deeply involved
But I would agree with you, it's deeply peculiar.
- But I would agree with you, it's deeply peculiar.
- Then in that one slow progression of being deeply unhappy, Why?
- And if we trust in knowledge deeply, some fear will come.
- It's there is something deeply, deeply wrong with that.
- What is the last thing you did that you deeply regret?
- I moved to Seattle and I became deeply Christian for a moment.
- Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.
- And Harold was deeply involved with AI.
- And I mean, that's why it's deeply disturbing to me.
- We feel too much and too deeply and we wound too easily.
- That's bathos where it becomes comic in a deeply sad but comic way.
- You yourself could be struggling deeply, far, far worse than them.
Examples
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Politicians should recognize that society is deeply concerned about improving the quality of education for all students.
Academic text (2011) -
I'm deeply sorry.
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So this is a deeply personal subject for me.
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You know, this is a deeply human experience.
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I deeply respect you as a human being.
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I know because I feel things very deeply.
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What is the last thing you did that you deeply regret?
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Despite difficulties experienced in the classroom, students are usually deeply loved by their parents.
Academic text (2011) -
I cared for Marjorie deeply.
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Evidently, he cares very deeply about two things: His own job and taking care of his buddies on Wall Street.
Synonyms
350
1.0
By a very large amount
110
4.2
Very strongly in a way that changes people's feelings or thoughts
88
3.1
In a very strong or focused way
26
4.1
Acts in a way that shows strong interest or feeling
5
5.5
Very strongly felt or noticed
Antonyms
Compounds
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deeply comes from the adjective deep ('intense' or 'great') plus the adverb ending -ly, so it also means 'in a strong or serious way'. Think of the 'depth' of someone's feelings to remember the emotional sense.